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Cracking Open: Apple iPad 2012 (Wi-Fi + 4G Verizon)

March 16, 2012 2:18pm PDT

Bill Detwiler cracks open the 2012 Apple iPad Wi-Fi + 4G. Inside, he uncovers lots of hardware upgrades and a 45Whr battery to power them all. For a detailed analysis of the teardown, check out my...

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Apple launches latest iPad with 4G

March 8, 2012 3:35am PST

Apple's Tim Cook and Philip Schiller unveil the company's newest iPad. The device powered by A5X chip, offers a higher-resolution Retina Display, longer battery life, plus 4G LTE. The pricing...

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Cracking Open: Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

February 23, 2012 12:01pm PST

Bill Detwiler cracks open the Droid Razr Maxx. Inside the Android smartphone, he found hardware from Texas Instruments, Elpida, Toshiba, SanDisk, and others. For a detailed analysis of the...

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At CES, Ballmer highlights Windows phone, Windows 8, Xbox Kinect

January 11, 2012 5:29am PST

At CES in Las Vegas, American Idol host Ryan Seacrest talks to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer about what to expect from the software giant in 2012. Ballmer previews the new Windows phone OS, Windows...

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Top Five Cracking Open teardowns of 2011

December 16, 2011 12:06pm PST

From smartphones and tablets to LED televisions, Bill Detwiler counts down our top five Cracking Open teardowns of 2011.

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Kara Swisher demos the hottest (and quirkiest!) tech toys

December 16, 2011 4:53am PST

At a Churchill Club event, AllThingsD technology columnist Kara Swisher shows ZDNet some “must have” gift ideas for the holidays, including “lighted finger rats,” a tactile iPad screen, and a...

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Product of the Week: Motorola Atrix 2

December 12, 2011 7:00am PST

Motorola broke new ground in smartphones with the Atrix earlier this year and now the company has kicked it up a notch with the Atrix 2. TechRepublic Editor in Chief Jason Hiner explains why...

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Microsoft's Ballmer mocks Android phone

October 20, 2011 6:02am PDT

At the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer talks about why users should buy a Windows phone rather than an Android device: "You don’t need to be a computer scientist to...

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Apple unveils the iPhone 4S 'world' phone

October 5, 2011 4:48am PDT

Apple's senior vice president of marketing, Philip Schiller, announces the latest version of the company's smartphone, the iPhone 4S. The new phone features an A5 chip, dual-core graphics, a...

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Intel, Google partner on optimized Android phones

September 15, 2011 3:38am PDT

At the Intel Developer Forum, Google announced it is teaming up with the chipmaker to optimize Android for Intel-powered mobile devices. Google Senior Vice President Andy Rubin made an appearance...

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Google reveals first Chromebooks

May 12, 2011 5:33am PDT

At the company’s developers conference in San Francisco, Google's Sundar Pichai announces the first Chromebook laptops. Samsung and Acer will each be offering machines starting June 15. The...

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Test flying the Parrot AR.Drone Wi-Fi quadricopter

October 21, 2010 12:55pm PDT

The Parrot AR.Drone Wi-Fi quadricopter is the epitome of a cool flying model vehicle and could be the ultimate geek gift this holiday season. Mark Kaelin and Bill Detwiler recently took the iPhone...

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Cracked open iPhone 4 back together and working perfectly

June 30, 2010 12:48pm PDT

Bill Detwiler shows off the reassembled iPhone 4 that works perfectly after he cracked it open.

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iPhone 4: What new owners are saying

June 24, 2010 11:50am PDT

With today's iPhone 4 launch, CNET News senior reporter Maggie Reardon is on scene at Manhattan's Fifth Avenue Apple store asking consumers what they think of their new gadget.

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iPhone 4 video calling

June 7, 2010 3:16pm PDT

Apple's CEO, Steve Jobs dials up a pal to demo the iPhone 4's new FaceTime video calling feature.

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iPhone 4 camera features

June 7, 2010 3:09pm PDT

Apple CEO, Steve Jobs reveals details of the new iPhone’s front and rearfacing cameras. New features include higher megapixels, LED Flash and HD video recording.

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iMovie comes to the iPhone

June 7, 2010 2:42pm PDT

Allowing users to edit and export full 720p HD video, Apple’s popular video-editing program will now run on iOS 4.

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iPhone 4's new gyroscope

June 7, 2010 2:09pm PDT

Apple CEO Steve Jobs details the latest iPhone's gyroscope feature while showing off his skills at the game Jenga.

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Netflix on the iPhone

June 7, 2010 1:20pm PDT

Movie service announces a free iPhone app for subscribers to search and watch selections from their video library while on the go.

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iPhone 4 unveiled

June 7, 2010 12:28pm PDT

Apple CEO, Steve Jobs introduces iPhone 4 at the company¹s World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco. Features include a new glass and steel design, a built in antenna and a higher...